I can appreciate the thought and technique that went into these icons but most people use icons for quick information (ie. stop signs, bathroom signs, etc.). Any deviation from the expected size, color, shape can lead to miscommunication. And since most of us have the old Adobe icons burned into our memory, it's a struggle to have to reassociate the new icons with the familiar. After months of using CS, I still have to pause when clicking for Photoshop in the dock and hope I don't accidentally launch Illustrator or Quark. I'm sure it's just me, but please don't change them again for CS3.
Submitted by Terry Veiga on Wed, 04/27/2005 - 09:25.
I wholeheartedly agree with Terry Veiga. I depend on the familiarity of an icon. The value of a new icon as a marketing tool is dubious at best since the icon appears after the purchase of the product. While it may help instill a sense of newness to the product, it also ads an additional level of confusion (something Adobe products don't need any more of.)
From the press that I have seen on CS2, it seems to me that the icons were changed so that they could make the claim that SOMETHING was new and improved.
Yeah, but...
I can appreciate the thought and technique that went into these icons but most people use icons for quick information (ie. stop signs, bathroom signs, etc.). Any deviation from the expected size, color, shape can lead to miscommunication. And since most of us have the old Adobe icons burned into our memory, it's a struggle to have to reassociate the new icons with the familiar. After months of using CS, I still have to pause when clicking for Photoshop in the dock and hope I don't accidentally launch Illustrator or Quark. I'm sure it's just me, but please don't change them again for CS3.
Why change icons?
I wholeheartedly agree with Terry Veiga. I depend on the familiarity of an icon. The value of a new icon as a marketing tool is dubious at best since the icon appears after the purchase of the product. While it may help instill a sense of newness to the product, it also ads an additional level of confusion (something Adobe products don't need any more of.)
From the press that I have seen on CS2, it seems to me that the icons were changed so that they could make the claim that SOMETHING was new and improved.
mmm X-rays look like childrens candy
I've grown to love my icons . . . X-rays a great idea but looks bad
Adobe's icons are familiar
Adobe should keep the familiar icons. I agree with the opinions already expressed.